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Should I ship an Assassin Roguelike?
Roguelike + Assassins
Only 10 developers shipped an Assassin Roguelike in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, DISORDER, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 10 more are announced.
Verdict: dead, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $450 in the last 2 years and $450 over 4, against a market of $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build. 6 developers shipped in the last year and 10 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $179 (exactly $179) |
|---|---|
| Median | $449 (exactly $449) |
| Top 25% | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) |
| Top 5% | $111k (exactly $110,663) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 25 |
| Announced | 10 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue down 80% on the market, supply 50% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 12%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Roguelike
- Price point
- $4.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 8 games average 56% positive over 154 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $180. 10 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Roguelike with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + 2D PlatformerFair
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Comparable games
Godlike Burger 2022 · $477k 
DISORDER 2025 · $111k 
Quest of Dungeons 2014 · $72k 
Kate: Collateral Damage 2021 · $20k 
Dice Assassin 2024 · $6.8k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Godlike Burger | older | $19.99 | 796 75% | 24k | $477k (exactly $477,361) | Liquid Pug |
| | DISORDER | $29.99 | 123 50% | 3.7k | $111k (exactly $110,663) | GRUMPY | |
| | Quest of Dungeons | older | $4.99 | 478 78% | 14k | $72k (exactly $71,557) | David Amador |
| | Kate: Collateral Damage | older | $7.99 | 82 92% | 2.5k | $20k (exactly $19,655) | Ludic Studios |
| | Dice Assassin | older | $2.99 | 76 69% | 2.3k | $6.8k (exactly $6,817) | Afil Games |
 | ZOMBIE NTR APOCALYPSE | $10.99 | 13 69% | 390 | $4.3k (exactly $4,286) | RaigenGames | |
 | Band of Brigands | older | $11.99 | 9 88% | 270 | $3.2k (exactly $3,237) | ProtoGames |
 | Samurai's Odyssey | · EA | $7.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $1.4k (exactly $1,438) | CODEUM GAMES, 11Gen |
 | Power Champions | older | $2.99 | 10 90% | 300 | $897 (exactly $897) | Gustavo Carvalho |
 | Last Shinobi | $8.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $809 (exactly $809) | Dark Tomato Studio | |
 | Shadowlight | $4.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $449 (exactly $449) | Unangwata | |
 | 75 Demons | $3.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Noknadiv | |
 | DeadEye: A Roguelike Shooter | · EA | $2.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $179 (exactly $179) | AliceCatto |
 | NOIRCOTICS | $2.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $90 (exactly $90) | NOIR | |
 | Speed Tactic Ninja | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Helmi Blub | |
 | Moonlight Duels | $2.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | Ghostghotiii |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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